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Pelenna is a
Pelenna Community Council. Retrieved 28 June 2022. The River Pelenna eventually flows into the River Afan at Pontrhydyfen.
Councillors and Committees
Pelenna Community Council. Retrieved 28 June 2022. For elections to
Pelenna is a community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...
(civil parish) in Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot ( cy, Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough in the south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhondda Cynon Taf ...
, Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
. It largely covers the valleys of the rivers Pelenna and the Blaenpelenna, to the east of the town of Neath.
The community includes the villages of Efail-fach, Tonmawr
Tonmawr is a village in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. It is part of the community of Pelenna and is located around four miles east of Neath.
The village is home to a rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby ...
and Pontrhydyfen. According to the 2011 UK Census, the population of the Pelenna was 1,152.
The area has a history of mining for coal and iron, though this largely ceased in the 1960s.Pelenna Community CouncilPelenna Community Council. Retrieved 28 June 2022. The River Pelenna eventually flows into the River Afan at Pontrhydyfen.
Governance
At the lowest tier of local government, Pelenna has a community council comprising 11 councillors.Pelenna Community Council. Retrieved 28 June 2022. For elections to
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is the local authority for the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, one of the 22 principal areas of Wales. The council was controlled by the Labour Party from its creation in 1996 until 2022, when Plaid ...
, Pelenna has been part of the electoral ward of 'Cimla and Pelenna' which includes the neighbouring village of Cimla. The ward elects one county borough councillor.
See also
* Pelenna (electoral ward)References
{{Neath Port Talbot communities, state=collapsed Communities in Neath Port Talbot